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Oregon legislative leaders have decided to remove the portrait of former. Gov. Neil Goldschmidt from the Capitol. The decision comes in response to a request last month from two ex-lawmakers, former state Sen. Vicki Walker (D-Eugene) and ex-Rep. Tim Knopp (R-Bend). The ex-lawmakers made their request after the January death of Elizabeth Dunham, the woman whom Goldschmidt sexually abused starting ...
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Former State Sen. Vicki Walker (D-Eugene) resigned her legislative seat earlier this year when Gov. Ted Kulongoski appointed her to chair the state Parole Board, a full-time position. But in consultation with Kulongoski, Walker has decided to withdraw that nomination. Walker explains that she would have been the fourth member on the Parole Board, a $97,000-a-year position that is not currently ...
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Former state Sen. Vicki Walker (D-Eugene) today accepted a high-level federal appointment. Walker will be the state director for rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The $133,000-a-year job comes on the heels of her resignation from the Legislature in July. Initially, Gov. Ted Kulongoski appointed her to chair the state parole board. But shortly before a scheduled Senate ...
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